Method and device for calculating the quality of transmission media containing codecs

Abstract

A method of calculating the transmission quality of a series of cascaded codecs, wherein for each type of codec, a function is determined which is specific for the relationship between the Q-equivalent over a series of codecs of that same type and the number of codecs which said series includes. The type sequence is determined of the series of codecs such as those cascaded in the transmission medium. The series is traversed in steps and, starting from the Q-equivalent for one codec of the type which occurs as the first in the series of codecs, the Q-equivalent is always calculated over the traversed part of the series by calculating, starting from the Q-equivalent calculated last, the next Q-equivalent under the control of the function which is specific for the type of the last codec in said part which has been traversed. The Q-equivalent finally calculated for the entire codec series is converted into a MOS value which is a measure of the subjective quality of the codec series.

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